The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-21
"A BRAVE GIRL.
n sY ELINABETII STUART PHELPS "
AUTHOR OF "TIE GATES AFFAIR."" oRDERs TlE MADoNNl
''N 4 OF TIE TUBS" ETC,, ETC +

- NC, ETC. ,,.r #.al. ..,r
got the money. Sh-sh-h-! She'll hea
you: Funny thing for a girl to dol"
Was 1t funny thing for girl 10 do2
seemed rather brave thing Il seemet
rather noble thing for girl to do, tina
night; as Lotto cat, silent and thoughtful
beside her Uncle John, thinking aboul
thoir, boy-their poor, unlucky boy, and
wondering how II would all be with him
tonight, and for always, and II 1t were
worth doing-whRt aho had tried to do 10,
tho bright little scapegracs, and II he
would over care for the future which she
hoped to give him, as much as she cared
for that she had lost. -, G1Gps Jf'}
Lotto was 80 drowned In her thoughts
Of these things, that she was taken OF her
guard by the announcement from the
platform that the next entertainment OF
the evening would be Wehster'a reply to
Hayne, delivered by Solomon Rolli'nstall,
Of Happy Hill, Massachusetts,. The
Principal would like to add TO this an.
nouncement few words. #
It should be explained to tho audience
that Mr.. RollinBtall'had met with serious
accident at q recent football match
wherein he had won the camel. This
accident, 1t had been feared, would in.
capacitate him from speaking on this
occasion; but his energy was ouch that he
had determined to appear, in a measure
against the advice Of his physician. II
the audience would bs 40 lenient to him.
Nh. Rollinssall must beg them to excuae
him for addressing them upon crutches.
The audience were so lenlent as to VOL
come MIR. Ra!linstall with round Of the
heartiest possible applause, and, in the
he,ghsof 1t, ooRing gratefully and grace.
iully-grown tall, handsome, keen, with a
good head and grand body-atood Slam,
quite at his ease, upon his crutches, and
IN this painful position, with an injured
knee, proceeded to reply TO Hsyne as
p!uckily, perhaps, as ever a boy has done.
he gave one quick look at his sister, and
then he looked no more, but Lotto, when
she met that look, felt almost as teary as
the nervous ladies about her, who had not
made money at candy or candles or cans,
or anything whatever, and who had never
supported or educated themselves or auy.
body else. -.-'-f - 49,.
Slams look said great many things
that SLAM q lips would never say. Lotto
ielt that she knew that minute, and for.
ever, that Slam meant TO make man OF
himself tor her sake, and that he loved
his sister loyalty and gratefully, and that
ne was going to be- worth WHILE" ,iT~l'
I'm glad l did," said Lotto to her own
heart. I'm glad did it." I.igE-1si7''.
~ ~ syHls MO
did you see them? "s H4-lh
The, First Prizs and bis sister when he
came down on those crutches with his
bouquet and allS They Just shook hands.
That WAS all. But declare, l don't know
which Of 'em looked the happjest.p VII,
80 he Rot it after all. Pm rather
glad" :, '5l.1.-.r'' 7II-'"' ia '' '''
80 2! am n, I, for tho girls sake. Nice,
"Yes. they say the Principal SAYS he's
9 smart boy. They think he'll make q
lawyer or something Of that kind, q /
shouldn't wonder. Handsome fellow
Iney say that's an uncle with them, that
OLD gentleman looking so pleaaed.n g.lD u
,o ~ !, hope the boy appreciates hsr-ii she
man." -, u' 'HN' 70 = .
I "sha SEEING eontented, anyhow, doesn't
ahe1 Look at her-helping him out He
nas given the aowers-all the flowers
how prettily he did il to her." .,'~,J.
them" - Na f'>'"
Wedo nat always get our flowers when
We earn them, but Loto's truly seemed to
have begun to come to her. She was
happy that night. She was very happy.
After she had kissed Mr.. Webster's sue.
cessful bandit goodnight, aud zane away
to her hotel ROOMS, this dear little woman
OF buainess got upon her knees and said
AS i she had been praying; hut she did
aos call it praying: -1. -. =.
"Papa dearl'' .,..E "a
She waited, az II she had, or tboupht
she had, or hoped to have an answer, and
then she said again: a.r ..I.707T-.'.-,'S@'I~
Papa dear? said I would take care
papa" ~ -, q. IL "a 49,
Young Mr.. Smith took Tho SECOND prize.
Al the other eight thought they1ought to
have taken PRICES, and thought the audi
ence thought 50, and contented themselves
IN time, With these happy thoughts, in
lieg Of Bibles, bicycles or money. ga9Ea
The boy who would have chosen the
Bible, consequently lost his trip 10 the
sAdirondacks with bic hsii.unele. The
First PrlLs was hard to put to it-Oh,
bard Slam had not experienced aoy de.
sire for the purple Bible. Egt that second
band bicycle gas n serpent in bis Eden.
Twice he cheese TO take the bicycle and
relented. Three Observation-Disclosures
recanted. and thought he would take tia
bicycle. but Slam did, am glad to say
he did-take the money-and 9 mood ound
sum 81 IN i T va all sad like a man he
took it to h!s sisseT. .sNwH sGT
,o, nf on heen true blue to me, sis,"
said slam. y thought you'd like il better
u l began to look out for myself. Besides,
| cant ride bicycle with this COMPOUNDED
49, - $500 sellr.. sr5s.i1|
Tho other public event We spoke Of as
having IN interest for the readers oil this
story, was an exhibition likewise It was
me commencement at the college at
Northampton-1 suppose We call these &C.
caslons commandments because they
never commence, but always end the AGA.
demic year. .5. : al .gI9Tsf nj
how bright the scene, and how strange,
now more than strange 10 Lotto, who was
IN 1t, but not Of 1t any more !. She felt like
a .ghoat come back 10 an old homo in
which she had been forgotten. glIq I.3.Ga
Her class had graduated with Fern in
IT. long ago. An alumne meeting had
thought her here-hastily, only over one
night; for the woman Of business must
back to her post; Lotto could not "stay,n
like the visiting young lady whom one
knoWS. 10 her time was income, .epu.
tation, future, home, and other estimable
things which had to be computed care